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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

I have a friend at school who doesn't have a high-speed connection and he wants to try Debian. I offered my bandwidth to him but he can't get his computer out of his parents' house. He asked me if I would just download and burn the .iso's for him and I said "No problem." Now I see that there's 15 of them to download. I only have a DSL Lite connection so I'm limited to 27kb/s.
Do I need to get all 15 .iso's or can I just get certain ones? He just wants a desktop environment, no mail server or anything else.

First of binary edition got total 7 disks (ISO) rest 8 are source code. Do you need source code? If not then now you are limited to total seven disks. In this 7 first three disk got most popular programs that you need.